Valentin

Valentin
	Saint Valentine
Pronunciation	French: [valɑ̃tɛ̃]; German: [ˈvaləntiːn]; Romanian: [valenˈtin]; Spanish: [balenˈtin]
Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Latin nomen Valentinus
Other names
Related names	Valentine, Valentín, Valentinus, Valentino, Bálint

Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule". It comes from the Latin name Valentinus, as in Saint Valentin^{[further explanation needed]}. Commonly found in Argentina, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Ukraine, Latin America and Spain. Valentin is also used as a surname in Spanish and German speaking-countries.

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Valentin Abel (born 1991), German politician
Valentin Alexandru (born 1991), Romanian footballer
Valentín Alsina (1802–1869), Argentine statesman
Valentín Barco (born 2004), Argentine footballer
Valentín Bettiga (born 1999), Argentine basketball player
Valentin Blass (born 1995), German basketball player
Valentin Barbero (born 2000), Argentine footballer
Valentin Bondarenko (1937–1961), Soviet fighter pilot
Valentin de Boulogne (before 1591 – 1632), French painter
Valentín Burgoa (born 2000), Argentine footballer
Valentin Brunel (born 1996), French DJ known as Kungs
Valentin "Val" Brunn (born 1994), German electronic music producer and DJ known as Virtual Riot
Valentin Bosioc (born 1983), Romanian bodybuilder
Valentín Carboni (born 2005), Argentine footballer
Valentín Castellanos (born 1998), Argentine footballer
Valentin Ceaușescu (born 1948), Romanian physicist
Valentin Chmerkovskiy (born 1986), Ukrainian–American ballroom dancer
Valentin Coșereanu (born 1991), Romanian footballer
Valentin Crețu (disambiguation), several people
Valentin Demidov (born 1976), Russian politician
Valentín Depietri (born 2000), Argentine footballer
Valentín Díaz (1845–1916), Filipino patriot
Valentin Dikul (born 1948), Russian circus artist
Valentin Dzhavelkov (born 1968), Bulgarian Olympic pentathlete
Valentín Elizalde (1979–2006), Mexican singer
Valentin Eysseric (born 1992), French footballer
Valentin Fernández Coria (1886–1954), Argentine chess player
Valentin Friedland (1490–1556), German scholar
Valentin Gaft (1935–2020), Russian actor
Valentin Gapontsev (1939–2021), Russian–American billionaire
Valentin Gasc (born 2000), Argentine footballer
Valentin Gheorghe (born 1997), Romanian footballer
Valentin Gjokaj (born 1993), Albanian footballer
Valentin Glushko (1908–1989), Soviet rocket engineer
Valentín Gómez (born 2003), Argentine footballer
Valentin Grubeck (born 1995), Austrian footballer
Valentín Haberkon (born 1995), Argentine footballer
Valentin Haussmann (died c. 1611), German composer
Valentin Inzko (born 1949), Austrian diplomat
Valentin Ivanov (disambiguation), several people
Valentín Larralde (born 2000), Argentine footballer
Valentin Madouas (born 1996), French cyclist
Valentín Mancini (born 2003), Argentine footballer
Valentin-Yves Mudimbe (born 1941), Congolese philosopher, professor, and author
Valentin Nikolayev (disambiguation), several people
Valentin Olenik (1939–1987), Russian Olympic wrestler
Valentín Otondo (born 1999), Argentine footballer
Valentin Parnakh (1891–1951), Russian jazz musician
Valentín Perales (born 1995), Argentine footballer
Valentin Plătăreanu (1936–2019), Romanian actor
Valentin Poénaru (born 1932), Romanian–French mathematician
Valentin Prades (born 1992), French Olympic pentathlete
Valentin Rapp (born 1992), German squash player
Valentin Roberge (born 1987), French footballer
Valentin Rose (disambiguation), several people
Valentin Rosier (born 1996), French footballer
Valentin Sabella (born 1999), Argentine footballer
Valentin Sarov (born 1976), Bulgarian–Qatari weightlifter
Valentin Serov (1865–1911), Russian painter
Valentin Shashin (1916–1977), Soviet politician
Valentin Stocker (born 1989), Swiss footballer
Valentin Strukov (born 1953), Estonian politician
Valentin Teodosiu (born 1953), Romanian actor
Valentín Trujillo (actor) (1951–2006), Mexican actor, writer and director
Valentín Umeres (born 2003), Argentine footballer
Valentín Vada (born 1996), Argentine footballer
Valentín Vergara (1879-1930), Argentine lawyer and politician
Valentín Viola (born 1991), Argentine footballer
Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819), Slovenian intellectual, linguist, poet, journalist and editor
Valentin Yordanov (born 1960), Bulgarian Olympic wrestler

Middle name

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813–1888), French-Jewish composer and pianist
Franco Valentín Flores (born 1993), Argentine footballer
Hans-Valentin Hube (1890–1944), German Wehrmacht general

Surname

Dave Valentin (1952–2017), American Latin jazz flautist
Gabriel Valentin, German physiologist
Isabelle Valentin (born 1962), French politician
Karl Valentin (1882–1948), German comedian, author and film producer
Bobby Valentín (born 1941), "El Rey del Bajo" (King of the Bass)
Rodolfo Valentin (born 1944), Argentine hairdresser

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See also